Dayton Audio BS36 vs JBL Bar 2.1

BS36 vs Bar 2.1 comparison chart

Overall
Dayton Audio BS36
4.5
JBL Bar 2.1
6
inapplicable
0
inapplicable
8
inapplicable
4
Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5
JBL Bar 2.1

Jan 31, 2020

The JBL Bar 2.1 Soundbar delivers studio-quality sound, helping you enjoy your favorite movies and TV shows as well as listening to music. Check this JBL Bar 2.1 review for more info and all the JBL B...

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Product

Dayton Audio BS36
JBL Bar 2.1

Model

BS36
Bar 2.1

Brand

Dayton Audio
JBL

Reviews

56
548

General

Placement type

table-top, wall-mountable
table-top, wall-mountable

Connection to source

wired
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

has not
power, volume down, volume up, source

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
2.1

Amplification type

passive
active

Output power, W

300 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

has not
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/0
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

0/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

3/0
1/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

has not
Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
has not

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

93.1 x 10.1 x 10.1/37 x 4.2 x 4.8
96.5 x 5.8 x 6.8/38 x 2.3 x 2.7

Weight, kg/pounds

5.9/13.4
1.9/4.1

Other

Release year

2013
2019
Dayton Audio BS36
JBL Bar 2.1
Dayton Audio BS36
JBL Bar 2.1

Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 4.5
  • 6
  • 4.5Dayton Audio BS36
  • 6JBL Bar 2.1